Satellite Communications in the New Space Era: A Survey and Future Challenges
The work
| Authors | Oltjon Kodheli; Eva Lagunas; Nicola Maturo; Shree Krishna Sharma; Bhavani Shankar; Jesús Fabián Mendoza Montoya; Juan Carlos Merlano Duncán; Danilo Spano; Symeon Chatzinotas; Steven Kisseleff; Jorge Querol; Lei Lei; Thang X. Vu; George Goussetis |
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| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |
| Also known as | kodheli2020satellite |
| Citekey | kodheli2021satellite |
Where it appeared
| Published in | IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials |
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| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 70--109 |
Identifiers
| DOI | 10.1109/comst.2020.3028247 |
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| OpenAlex | W3089706104 |
Access
| Landing page | https://doi.org/10.1109/comst.2020.3028247 |
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| Free full text | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/9739/9361471/09210567.pdf |
Abstract
Satellite communications (SatComs) have recently entered a period of renewed interest motivated by technological advances and nurtured through private investment and ventures. The present survey aims at capturing the state of the art in SatComs, while highlighting the most promising open research topics. Firstly, the main innovation drivers are motivated, such as new constellation types, on-board processing capabilities, non-terrestrial networks and space-based data collection/processing. Secondly, the most promising applications are described, i.e., 5G integration, space communications, Earth observation, aeronautical and maritime tracking and communication. Subsequently, an in-depth literature review is provided across five axes: i) system aspects, ii) air interface, iii) medium access, iv) networking, v) testbeds & prototyping. Finally, a number of future challenges and the respective open research topics are described.
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How it got here
| How it got here | import via drheap-computer-networks |
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| Added | 2026-08-13 00:00 UTC |
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Cite it as
@article{kodheli2021satellite,
title = {Satellite Communications in the New Space Era: A Survey and Future Challenges},
author = {Oltjon Kodheli and Eva Lagunas and Nicola Maturo and Shree Krishna Sharma and Bhavani Shankar and Jesús Fabián Mendoza Montoya and Juan Carlos Merlano Duncán and Danilo Spano and Symeon Chatzinotas and Steven Kisseleff and Jorge Querol and Lei Lei and Thang X. Vu and George Goussetis},
year = {2021},
journal = {IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials},
volume = {23},
number = {1},
pages = {70--109},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
doi = {10.1109/comst.2020.3028247},
}
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